Super Bowl set, Seahawks stun Packers & Pats roll over Colts
Posted Jan 19, 2015 05:23:00 AM.
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The loudest stadium in America was silent. A return trip to the Super Bowl was slipping away.
Time for the Seattle Seahawks to show why they are champions.
“You have the belief these guys have in one another, there is nothing you can’t do,” coach Pete Carroll said after an implausible comeback for a 28-22 victory over Green Bay in the NFC championship game Sunday.
Plagued by turnovers and outplayed much of the day, the Seahawks staged a stunning rally built on resilience. Russell Wilson, who struggled until the final minutes, hit Jermaine Kearse for a 35-yard touchdown 3:19 into the extra period to win it.
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No coach has more post-season wins than Bill Belichick. No quarterback has been to more Super Bowls than Tom Brady.
And these New England Patriots are so much more than that dynamic duo, as the overwhelmed Indianapolis Colts learned.
Belichick and Brady earned their sixth trip to the big game — and Belichick got his 21st post-season win — with the second-most lopsided AFC championship ever, 45-7 before a raucous, rain-soaked crowd Sunday night.
Read more of the game summary and watch highlights on Sportsnet.
The Super Bowl will be decided in Arizona on Sunday, February 1st.
